Paul Ruffner vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Paul Ruffner that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paul Ruffner

vs.

Jerry Sloan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Ruffner: 1970-71 to 1974-75
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons Paul Ruffner 3 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played Paul Ruffner 2 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry Sloan 6

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.1 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.9 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.2 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 * Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 109 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 49 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 9 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 4 * Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 4 * Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games Paul Ruffner 52 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .440 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner .500 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 3.4 (1971) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 1.6 (1971) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.3 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.1 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 * Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds Paul Ruffner 4 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists Paul Ruffner 0 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals Paul Ruffner 0 * Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks Paul Ruffner 0 * Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games Paul Ruffner 2 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Ruffner .000 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage Paul Ruffner - n/a ** Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Ruffner - Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Ruffner 2.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Ruffner 0.0 (1975) * Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.